Louise Kool News

Case Study: Nova Scotia Pre-Primary Roll-out
Case Study: Nova Scotia Pre-Primary Roll-out
  • block play
August 18, 2022

Case Study: Nova Scotia Pre-Primary Roll-out

Read and learn how Louise Kool outfitted 350 Pre-Primary classrooms in Nova Scotia with a...
Tips for Planning a new Childcare Space ~ Part 1
Tips for Planning a new Childcare Space ~ Part 1
  • child care
June 29, 2022

Tips for Planning a new Childcare Space ~ Part 1

Planning for a new child care room or centre? In the first in a series...
Upgrade and Refresh your Space: Tables
Upgrade and Refresh your Space: Tables
  • community playthings
September 15, 2021

Upgrade and Refresh your Space: Tables

For young children transitioning from playing beside their peers to interacting with them, tables play a key...
Upgrade and Refresh your Space: Choosing the Right Chairs
Upgrade and Refresh your Space:  Choosing the Right Chairs
  • Chairs
September 9, 2021

Upgrade and Refresh your Space: Choosing the Right Chairs

If the environment is so critical to early learning, your chairs might be one of your most significant teaching...
COVID Disruptions Continue to Make Pre-Planning Critical
COVID Disruptions Make September Now
  • COVID-19
May 31, 2021

COVID Disruptions Continue to Make Pre-Planning Critical

Daring to imagine a school year that might be a lot closer to normal?  Planning...
Outdoor Classroom Planning Guide
Outdoor Classroom Planning Guide
  • art
April 15, 2021

Outdoor Classroom Planning Guide

Over 50 pages of great ideas, real world examples,strategies, inspirations and tips for realizing an...
A Process Focussed Arts Centre: Furniture and Paint
A Process Focussed Arts Centre: Furniture and Paint
  • art
February 3, 2021

A Process Focussed Arts Centre: Furniture and Paint

Taking their inspiration from Reggio Emilia and other child directed early years curricula, many classrooms...
SWIR: Strategies for Keeping Instructional Tools and Toys Safe
SWIR:  Strategies for Keeping Instructional Tools and Toys Safe
  • block play
July 15, 2020

SWIR: Strategies for Keeping Instructional Tools and Toys Safe

With new stringent sanitation standards in schools and child care centres, is the only safe option,...
Quality Cubbies in Nova Scotia: the Reggio Emilia approach illustrated
Quality Cubbies in Nova Scotia:  the Reggio Emilia approach illustrated
  • child care
November 15, 2019

Quality Cubbies in Nova Scotia: the Reggio Emilia approach illustrated

In a recent trip to Nova Scotia we saw how in their province wide deployment...